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ILLINOIS.
Suit Determine Responsibility for Certain
Municipal Moneys.

Suit to Determine Responsibility for Certain
Municipal Moneys.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
BLooMINGToN Oct 30-For some months
past there has been good deal of talk over re-
ported shortages in the accounts of prominent
officials and ex- officials of the city and county,
and in regard to the affairs of the Board of Edu-
cation of the city of Bloomington. The matter
has at length taken definite shape in the form
of suit for S. 900 brought by said board against
the county treasurer. Joseph Denison, and his
bondsmen. It is claimed that in settling for the
taxes of 1881 with Thomas j. Bunn for many
years treasurer of the Boardhof Education of
Bloomington. and now postmaster of this city,
Denison failed to pay over to Bum So. lis 81
balance of taxes due from that part of Bloom
ington lying in Normal township Strange to
say, this discrepancy was not noticed. or at least
reported, until quite recently. When Bum
called the attention of Denison to the matter,
the latter looked over his books, and it was
found that receipt for the amount had been
made out, but had never been signed. though
the word paid" was written across or beside it
in the handwriting of deputy now dead. Dem
ison cannot account for the discrepancy, and
says he firmly believes it was paid, while Bum
ASSERTS that he never received the money.
It was proposed TO leave the matter to a commit
tee of arbitration, but to this Bum would not
assent The sum. with interest. amounts to
about ST. 900, the sum for which the board now
sues. Denison's bondsmen are Lafayette Funk,
Isaac Vanordstrand. c. P. Aldrich. A. B. Hob
lit. j. H. Rowell. Jesse Stubblefeld. Ed Stubble-
field, James +. Brown and Dennis Kenyon, all
stockholders of the National State Bank, and
the bond Is in the sum of $50. 900. Suit has also
been brought by the same board against Treas
urer Bum and his bondsmen to recover $40
and interest, which. it is claimed Mr.. Bum is
short in his settlement with the board It is
claimed that he has failed to paw over this
amount. which WAS paid him by City Collector
Stone two three years ago. The treasurer's
bondsmep are +. NJ. Funk, j. l.. White James
S Ewing and A. T. Stevenson all of the Third
National Bank, and his bond is $50. O00 Bum
clai ms that he never received the $50 in cues
ton There is no charge whatever of criminal
intent in either case. and suspicion or fear
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Losses by Fire.

OMAHA, Oct. 30-C. N Diels e. Co. g lumber
$50, 600; fully insured.
ALBANY, n. Y, Oct 30-Larrabee's cracker
bakery burned this morning. Loss, $780,
O00 insurance, $3.50, 600.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 30.-At o'clock this morn
ing fire in the town of Cedarville, Greene
county. Ohio. destroyed the new three story
brick village hall Loss. $4,000; insured for
81. 900. 1t also destroyed livery stable in
which it originated. burning six horses Loss,
5000; insurance, 81, 700.
DAYTON, o., Oct. 30.-Huffman's prairie, eight
miles east of here, on the Decline railway, a
boggy tract of some two thousand acres, pacched
out by four months drought, caught fire from q
passing locomotive at early hour this morn
ing, and now the tract, half mile square is in
flames, which are being driven by a steady east
wind toward dwellings and a number of farm
building, which are a mile away, but may be
saved by blowing q wide swath across the
prairie
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T-Traces of rain
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

John Kelly was shot in front of Thomas How
ards saloon, in ST. Louis, Saturday night by
the proprietor Of the saloon, over q drunken
row. Kelly died yesterday.
Louis Phales, barber of Brooklyn. N. Y,
shot and instantly killed his wife Lizzie. yester-
day, and Immediately afterwards fatally shot
himself. He had frequently threatened to kill
his wife, charging her with being unfaithfuL
A story comes by wire from Charleston. W.
Va. that John McGraw OF Friday night, at
Coal Valley. kicked a drunken man, named
Murphy, and that next morning Murphy was
found dead. The coroner, however, exonerated
McGraw.
Fred Wright railroad brakeman. was shot
yesterday morning and mortally wounded by a
Wright was there to flag train, and Cramer
thought he was going TO steal his turnips that
were planted on the roadside.
Men excavating the Maysville and Big
Sandy railway, in Kentucky. opposite Ripley.
Ohio. found, q few days ago. an earthen pot
with eighty gold and twenty silver coins. The
collection is worth about $500. The gold coins
have figure of fish them and the word
Bolivar. Both gold and silver coins bear the
date of 1890
telegram from Lexington, KY, says that
Lilburn Baker. a lifelong citizen and farmer
of Fayette county, eloped on Saturday from
Cincinnati with woman not his wife, anu that
the pair were due in Kansas City last evening
or this morning. The telegram says that Baker
is fifty years old, and leaves q wife and large
family in Fayette county, Kentucky, and that
he also left quite number of unpaid debts.
Two fast freight trains on the Nickel-plate
railroad collded, Yesterday. between Irving and
Silver Creek. n. Y. Both engines ana several
were demolished Engineer Daniel Clayton
and fireman j. Morton, of Conneaut. O.. we're
crushed to death. and engineer Bath was terri
bly, mansled and may die. The accident is
attributed to the carelessness of an operator.
who failed to give one train orders to side-track
for the other.
Assistant Adjutant-general Williams issued
general order yesterday appointing two COM
panes of United States regulars, now stationed
at Fort Douglass. Utah, to take charge of the
new military tract at Highwood, donated by
Chicago citizens The companies, which Of
the Sixth Infantry Regiment, are expected at
Chicago within a week and are in command of
Major William j. LysIer, brevet lieutenant
colonel. u S. A.
A strange and fatal accident occurred to the
infant son of w. E. Gephart. at Miamisburg,
O.. last evening Mrs. Gephart put the baby TO
sleep in its cab, and went about her work, in an
adjoining room Her husband came in half an
hour later, and she requested him to look after
the baby, when he was Mortified to find that it
had fallen out of the cab. and was hanging head
downward between the wheel and the side of the
cab, strsngled to death.
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TELEGRAPH TALK.

Senator CuIIom Favors Government Lines
Rumors About the United Company.
Special to tho indianapolis Journal
WARRINGTON, Oct. 30.-Senator Cullom has
arrived in Washington. The Senator strong ly
favors government al control of the telegra PHI.
He says he has been in favor of a government
telegraph for years, but ever since he reached a
conclusion the subject his time and mind in
the Senate have been engrossed with the
interstate commerce measure that he could not
go into other matters in which he was almost as
much interested. Now that have the bill off
my shoulders" continued the Senator, II shall
DO what can TO urge government or postal
telegraph bill on the Senate, and If no one else
will introduce bill will draft and introduce
myself. The subject has been already be-
fore the committee postoffices and post
roads It is possible that the pros
pect Of permanent rival lines which
seemed so fair when the Baltimore Il Ohio con-
structed its system. led some who were in favor
OF sucn a measure into a temporary condition of
indifference If so, there can no longer be any
excuse for indifference. The entire telegraph
system Of the country is practically controlled
by one man. Telegraph communication is at
his mercy. The business and commercial Sc
crets of the whole country at his command.
He can send the business thermometer up or
down at will It is surely high time to take
steps to place control of the telegraph system in
the hands of the people. 1 would not attempt
70 bargain with Jay Gould any other man
for the purchase of lines already built. The
government should construct its own system.
1t would be ad visabe. 1 presume, to place it in
control of the Postofice Department. believe
the Senate is fully ready for the question. and
that such a bill, il introduced, would pass with
out serious opposition IN view of the history
OF telegraph ownership in the United States,
and in view of recent occurrences. really don't
see how any one could show good reason why a
government telegraph should not be constructed
as possible But haven't the least
work will be enacted within three months"
1t has not yet been determined by the admin
ietration if any recommendations shall be made
TO Congress respecting telegraph matters. It
is known, however, that the subject is being
ing what policy will be best to pursue It IS
stated here by persons who are in position to
know whereof they speak, that a strong effort
is being made by a newspaper syndicate to pur-
chase the plant of the United linesifor their own
use The papers which are to form the syndi-
cate. it il alleged, now pay aggregate of
more than 81, 600. coo annually for telegraph
service. 1t is understood that the syndicate
will be composed of strong journals in New
Louis. and that il the purchase is made
struction will at once be begun with view to
taking in the Pacific States and the Southern
States.
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Impaled on an IRON Rod.

ST. Louis, Oct. 30.-At the closing perform
ance of Paine's Last Days of Pompeii' ter
rible accident occurred. resulting in the death of
Antonio Infantes. Tonight being the last of
the season for the spectacle, Antonio Infantes
proposed to make a balloon ascension. Shortly
after o'clock the balloon, q hot air affair,
was brought on to the immense stage before an
audience of 1000 people. The air ship started
upward. and had attained a height of 500 feet
when there was collapse. and the aeronaut
plunged to the ground, holding des-
perately to the ropes which held
the sageing canvas. The descent was very
rapid, and as he came down before the audience
rockets were being fred. Death ensued
imm ediately. The Mortified spectators rushed
to the scene. but could give no aid and the
place was quickly deserted
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THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
Fielden's Sentence Likely To Be COMMITTED;
Also Those of Parsons. Schwab and Fischer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, Oct. 30-Information of the most
reliable character has been received that Samuel
Fielden, one of the condemned Anarchists. is
likely to have his sentence COMMITTED to impris-
onment by Governor Oglesby. There has been
all along strong feeling that Fielder, while
manifestly anarchistic in his pleas and
teachings, was not consprator know
lngly to the murder of any one,
and numb of his friends who
are prominsnt in business circles have presented
petition to Governor Oglesby, asking for ex-
ecutive clemency. Fielden is said to have
signed the petition. being the first of the con.
demned men to drop the air of defiance and sue
for mercy. It is stated that the petitioners have
been assured by the Governor that the prayer
of the petition will be granted in case of the non
interference of the United States Court
It is also stated that Parsons, Schwab and
Fischer will also stand good chance to receive
a Communication Of their sentences if they hum
BILE themselves to make the request, which they
have SO far failed to do
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Student Expelled for Navigating

Student Expelled for Navigating a s'Rush."
AMHERST. Mass, Oct. 30.-Ernest Smith, of
Union. N. Y. member of the junior class of
Amherst College, has been expelled by Presi-
dent Seeley for instigating rush between the
sopbomores aud freshmen. Smith took promi-
nent part in urging the combatants on, hence
his selection for punishment Usually such
dismissal would be referred to the college senate
for approval. but President Seelye says in this
case his decision is final. Tbs students are
working themselves up to a state of excitemenr
over the matter. The junior class yesterday
unanimously voted that Smiths case ought to
go to the senate. They say the three senators
from the junior class will resign unless it does.
Outsiders say that President Seelyes action is a
severe blow to Amhersts pet idea of associAtine
the students with the family in regulating mat
ters of discipline
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Minor Notes.


David Griggs is under arrest, at Martinsvile.
on charge of arson in burning the residence of
W. H. Newly, near Mooresvile.
A nine-vear-old son of James Lipscombe, of
Martinsville, was run over and killed. Friday
night. by train on the Fairland, Franklin 81
Martinsvie railway.
Fred Calkins, giving Ohio as his home, who
has been selling redine wheat and Bohemian
oats in Huntington county, has been arrested on
the charge of obtaining notes for these cereals
without delivering the goods. He placed
under bonds for his appearance.
Rev. B. f. Rawlins. d. D.. pastor of the NJ.
E. Church of Spencer. delivered lecture, Fri
day evening, at the opera house in that place,
on the Canaan of the Continent, All About
Texas" The Doctor came from Texas short
time ago, and, while there, cleaned much valu-
able Information about that State
On Friday accident occurred at Nappannee
which will result in the death of two men, and
possibly of three others. They were engaged in
scaffolding twenty-five feet high. when it sud-
denly fell to the ground. ipjuring VIM Wygart
and T. Naples fatally, and Owen Yarian, Perry
Miner and John Ernest seriously.
On Wednesday Chris Click, who resides near
Ladoga. left his house and went out to the
woods to do some work. He had no family. and
the people living with him were away from
home. Upon their return he was missed, and
search was instituted. Mr. Click was found in
a pasture, dead, and It is supposed he had been
dead two days. He could not have been muir
6ered. from the fact that he had about $50 in
his pockets and gold watch. His dog was
found guarding the body from the hogs that
were in the pasture.
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A Bit of VaHda lism.

The Book Maker.
sat alongside of lady in q street-ear the
other day on my way down town. She was ele-
CANT AS to attire and intelligent to visage.
She was reading, or rather looking over, one Of
the leading magazines. and ever and anon, when
it became necessary to move forward a page,
in a clove-for a paper-cutter. Shades of Tom
Dibdin. what a mess she made of it! Ripped,
torn. ragged and jagged, by the time We were
half way down town that poor monthly
sight to behold. True. you're right, it was her
magazine, bnt my feelings happened to belong
q
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Another Suit in the Cohen Case.


CRAwFoRDsvlLLE, Oct. 29.-Ano.her suit was
brought to day by the County Commissioners
against J. l.. Cohen. auditor-elect, and his first
bondsmen. for So. 00o, to secure deficiency in
Goben's accounts whom he was treasurer. The
suit last week was against Cohen and his second
bondsmen for the same amount. Cohen, when
treasurer, was short in his acco UNITS twice in
two years. about $4,000 and in settling his
first shortage of $4,000 he was required to give
a new bond, so the board has sued all the bonds
men, 1t is thought an effort would be made to
have the last bond declared void, and hence the
new suit The trial of Cohen is set for Nov. z,
and as the date for him to take the Office of
auditor is Nov. /. it remains to be seen what he
will do in having the deficiency made right be-
fore that TINA
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
Various Kinds in the Two States.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Boy-An-.
other Suit in the Cohen Casa New
Catholic Charity edicated-Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Nearly Three Months Spent in a Vain Search
for

Nearly Three Months Spent in a Vain Search
for Missing Boy.
Special to the Indianapolis Journai.
WABASH. Oct. 30.-The sndden disappearance
of Elihu Ford. the seventeen-year-old son of
Nelson Ford, of Miami county. On the 18th day
OF August last. is yet wrapped in impenetrable
mystery, and bids fair to prove another Charley
Ross case. Young Ford. who was q comely lad,
with smooth face. clear complexion. and of re-
firing disposition, was employed as a farm hand
by Silas Sproal, of Harrison township. No
trace of him has been found although the
day of the disappearance boy in the aeighbor-
hood claims that the lad told him he was going
to his sisters in Randolph county. The father
of the boy is in straitened circumstances, but
has used every effort to find his missing
and has walked several hundred miles in fruit
lessly hunting down supposed clews. Foul play
is suspected.
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A Newspaper Sensation.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct pa sensation has
been created in newspaper circles by the resg-
nation to-day of NJ. p Handy, editor chief
Louis n. Megargee. managing editor and Vim
Erastus E. Branard remains in charge of the
paper in the interest of the originators, Messrs
Widner and Elkins, the cable street-railroad
capitalists. He will be assisted by Frank An
derson, late of the Evening Call The paper
will be continued and Messrs. Handy, Megargee
and Cook will retain their stock.
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The Marine Band at the Lee Celebration.
Possible Changes In the Cabinet.

WAsHINGToN, Oct 30.-It appears to be gen.
orally conceded that Secretary Lamar is booked
for the Supreme Court bench The people at
the executive mansion are not yet ready to talk
about the matter, hence there is nothing official
to be said An apparently well-defined rumor is
afioat that Colonel Villas has been offered and
accepted the Secretaryshp of the Interior. and
that he will be succeeded by Colonel Stevenson,
who is now his first assistant.
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IT ID a pleasure to recommend good article;
which We know will give satisfaction and
good service. The Garland Stoves and Ranges"
are undoubtedly the best that can be produced,
while their truly artistic features win favorable
comment wherever they are seen. We are sorry
say that they closely initiated. Our read
ers should bear this in mind.
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Cardinal Gibbons In Texas.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Oct. 30.-Cardinal Glib
bons, the head and front of the Catholic Church
in America arrived in the city last evening
from Oregon, whittier he went several weeks
ago, to confer the pallium upon Archbishop
Gross, of Portland His Eminence met
at the depot here by the Mayor and an immense
delegation of citizens. who prevailed him to
stop over in the city. To-day he celebrated
high in San Fernandina Cathedral the
most ancient church edfce on this continent
He left in the afternoon to visit brother who
is q merchant ct New Orleans
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Death of an Actress.

NEW YORK, Oct 30.-Maggie Arlington, the
weIlknown actress, died this evening" She
fell down a dumb waiter shaft at her residence
about six weeks ago. breaking both legs and her
LETT arm. 1t was thought that she would re-
cover from these injuries. but pneumonia set in
and was the direct cause of death. She was
m arried TO q nephew of Admiral Jouett, but
separated from him because he objected TO her
remaining on the stage. Her m alden name was
Ryerson, and she was born in Lawrence. Mass.
in 1853.
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CHICAGO, Oct 30.-The Rev. ]. Villa Blake.
pastor OF the Third Unitarian Church, delivered
a sermon at the morning service. to-day. to a
large congregation, taking for his subject 1.-THE
Reasons Why the Anarchists Should Not
Hang" In the course of his remarks he said:
Il think they guilty mon, but
they belong entirely to differ
ent order from that of burglars, assassins
and highwaymen: Then, again. these men are.
in part the product of hard social conditions.
The misery and REBEL ion caused by centuries of
European tyranny is in their blood. just as
much as the self-control and sobriety of the
Puritan is in his blood. Il may be said that
these men would be excusable in Europe but
not here. where we have the
free ballot-box. But have we a pure
ballot-boxl Have not our legislatures
been bought and sold, elections tempered with,
the very balot-boxes stolenl And are not
gigantic and oppressive concentrations of capital
fraudulently and f1agrantly outraging the law.
purchasing law m akers, and defyine the peoplef
II know not what to call such acts but crimes,
and these crimes make Anarchists"
At the conclusion of his sermon the pastor
read long petition to the Governor, praying
for a Communication Of sentence. About 100 sig
natures were obtained and a committee ap-
pointed to go to Springfield and present the Pc
tition to the Governor of Illinois tomorrow.
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Life in a Rea,.Estate Town.

Kansas City Journal
II have just ordered an elevator" said the
Boomer to the Rustler.
ssWhat for? Another seven story Office build
iugl"
mo; for my front gate. You see they have
been grading our street. and / must provide
some means means Of getting down to grade
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Baseball Yesterday.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 30.-The game between the st.
Louis and Chicago clubs, to day, resulted as fol-
lows:
St. Louis. .-...-.1 o o 5 2 @ 5 Old
Chicago o o o O s. 6
Both clubs left for the South tonight
DENVER, COL Oct. 30-The Philadelphia
club. their way to the Pacific coast played
here with the Denvers. There were 2, 900 people
present The score was:
Denver. ----.---.1 O 2 o 3 z Ia
Philadelphia. 40 9 2 o 1 O q IL
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that the money will not be paid, and the suits .
are brought merely to legally locate the RESPONSE
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
]. 0. Sanders. of Knoxville. prominent busi-
ness man, was arrested on Thursday o charge
of forgery. He was released on bail.
Rev. j. F. Tucker. of Atchison, Kan. has ac-
cepted the call TO the pastorate of the Congre-
gational Church in Nation, and will enter upon
his duties Nov. 6.
w. j. Nicely, of Ottawa. was elected presi-
dent of the American Essex Association, at
Springfield on Friday. A meeting will be held
in Chicago Nov. IL
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A Plan for Enabling Democratic Office
Holders to Assist in Campaigns.

Administration Circles Disquieted Over the
Plain Talk INDUCED In by Jackson at
Macon-Gen eral Washington News.
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THE three Rs brought regret renroach and
remorse to a great political party in 1884. The
three P's. when signifying DR.. Pierces Purca-
tive Pellets, bring peace to the mind preserva-
ton and perfection of health to the body.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

Indications.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31-1 A. NJ.
For Onio, Indiana and Ilinois-Warmer.
fair weather; light to fresh variable winds, be-
coming soutnwesterly.
For Michigan and Wisconsin-W armer, fol-
lowed by slightly cooler in Wisconsin,; fair
weather; fresh to brisk southw esterly winds.
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A GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH
Senator Cullom Announces that He Is
Now Ready to Urge Such Measure,

And Says He Thinks the Necessary Legisla-
ton Will Be Enacted Within Three Months
Scheme to Purchase the United Lines.
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jackson Thinks So.

Cleveland Leader.
isn't it pretty near time for the North to apol-
ogize to the South